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    ineffable

    ineffable - Dictionary definition and meaning for word ineffable

    Definition
    (adj) defying expression or description
    Example Sentence
    • indefinable yearnings
    • indescribable beauty
    • ineffable ecstasy
    • inexpressible anguish
    • unspeakable happiness
    • unutterable contempt
    • a thing of untellable splendor
    Definition
    (adj) too sacred to be uttered
    Example Sentence
    • the ineffable name of the Deity
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for ineffable

in+ef+ fable. fable means story. story can be told. in-fable means something which can not be uttered such as the name of Lord Voldemort (from Harry Potter).

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IN+ F(eff) + able--You cannot utter the letter F*** everywhere.There are places where it is unutterable.:)

In Eff :In Eiffel tower,you feel great joy to visit it that you can't describe in words

She is an AFFABLE(friendly) but INEFFABLE (cant describe) beauty

effe sounds like affe (monkey), which stands for something undescribable, taboo, or beyond expression.

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